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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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